U.S., European allies agree August deadline for Iran nuclear deal
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U.S. media reported Tuesday that the United States and its three European allies have set an end-of-August deadline for reaching a nuclear deal with Iran.
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- U.S. and three European allies have set an end-of-August deadline for an Iran nuclear deal. 5s
- The deadline was agreed upon in a phone call between U.S. and European foreign ministers. 14s
- If no deal is reached, European powers plan to trigger the snapback mechanism to reimpose U.N. sanctions. 24s
- The snapback provision expires in October, and European powers want to act before Russia presides over the U.N. Security Council. 39s
- Iran disputes the legal basis for the snapback and threatens to leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. 54s